Jasper Fforde




Jasper Fforde

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born January 11, 1961
gender male
place of birth London, England, United Kingdom
website http://www.jasperfforde.com
genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

about this author

Jasper Fforde is a novelist living in Wales. He is the son of John Standish Fforde, the 24th Chief Cashier for the Bank of England, whose signature used to appear on sterling banknotes, and is the cousin of the author, Katie Fforde.
His early career was spent as a focus puller in the film industry, where he worked on a number of films including Quills, GoldenEye, and Entrapment.
His published books include a series of novels starring Thursday Next: The Eyre Affair (2001), Lost in a Good Book (2002), The Well of Lost Plots (2003), Something Rotten (2004) and First Among Sequels (2007).
The Big Over Easy (2005), which shares a similar setting with the Next novels, is a reworking of his first written novel, which initially failed to find a...more

books by Jasper Fforde

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avg rating: 3.99 | 20997 ratings | 9 distinct works
The Eyre Affair The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next Book 1)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 3.97 — 5732 ratings — published 2001
26 editions
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Lost in a Good Book Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next Book 2)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 4.07 — 3305 ratings — published 2002
23 editions
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The Well of Lost Plots The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next Book 3)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 4.02 — 2733 ratings — published 2004
21 editions
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Something Rotten Something Rotten (Thursday Next Book 4)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 4.06 — 2457 ratings — published 2005
19 editions
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The Big Over Easy The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, Book 1)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 3.83 — 2104 ratings — published 2006
14 editions
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First Among Sequels First Among Sequels (Thursday Next Book 5)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 3.93 — 1494 ratings — published 2007
11 editions
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The Fourth Bear The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime, Book 2)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 3.87 — 68 ratings — published 2006
12 editions
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Next Boxed Set: "The Eyre Affa... Next Boxed Set: "The Eyre Affair", "Lost in a Good Book", "The Well of Lost Plots" AND "Something Rotten" (Paperback)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 4.33 — 39 ratings — published 2005
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Shades of Grey Shades of Grey (Hardcover)
by Jasper Fforde
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2008
3 editions
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quotes by Jasper Fforde

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"Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world."
Jasper Fforde (First Among Sequels)
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"Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books."
Jasper Fforde (The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next Book 1))
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""Sorry," he (Hamlet) said, rubbing his temples. "I don't know what came over me. All of a sudden I had this overwhelming desire to talk for a very long time without actually doing anything.""
Jasper Fforde
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